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The evening arm and the front door was open

Outside, children played in the cul-de-sac, laughing and so I heard the rattle of bikes and skateboards and scooters Not surprisingly, I didn’t hear my own kids

These days, they stayed in with rown closer, and for that, I was pleasantly surprised My life had gotten easier, too Feigning eating or sto mirrors had been more stressful than I realized Now, such worries - at least around one

Thank God

Yes, they still had many questions: What did I eat? How often do I eat? Did I kill people? How strong was I? Could I kick Daddy’s ass? Could I fly? And so on

I answered the ones that were age-appropriate, although I suspected hter could look far deeper into me than anyone else ever could

Daht

School was nearly out The kids in the neighborhood were ready for summer Everyone buta gaain lost their TV, video gaaes Every now and then Anthony would yell that she was reading his mind and call outher brother’s mind

Nor laundry and watching the tail end of a new cable show called Vahters who happened to be vampires, a car pulled up in the cul-de-sac I looked out theI didn’t know the car, but I sure as hell knew the tall figure who e